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Well, it wasn’t hell, thank goodness, but the high water has done us in. We were going to wait until Monday to make the final call, but Conference Chairman Bobby Powell has been closely watching the road closures and evacuations, and has decided to give everyone as much notice as possible that we are going …

Dear Friends and Registered Attendees: The Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes is unscathed, the beach is fine and they are welcoming guests. However, due to flooding, we continue to see evacuations and road closures in the surrounding areas and particularly on the routes that many of our attendees would take to …

Hurricane Florence mostly gave Myrtle Beach a pass, and while our hearts go out to those affected by the storm in North Carolina and other parts of South Carolina, we’re glad that the Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes is still there and in good shape. The 2018 Fall Conference will continue as planed, …

The board of directors has adopted a new Privacy Policy to keep the Southeastern Chapter in line with privacy and data security requirements specific to the European Union (EU) but which will also be beneficial and information for our members in the United States. The impetus for this change is the European Union General Data …

If you are reading this now, then you are looking at the newly revised Southeastern Chapter website, now published in WordPress. At this time, it is essentially the same information that was present on the “old” website, but as time passes the webmaster (me) intends to keep it more up-to-date with frequent posts about the …

After a lengthy process, the site for the 2018 Fall Conference has been chosen. We will meet September 26-29 at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort and Spa at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This recently redesigned and renovated hotel is beautiful, luxurious and right on the beach! We have secured a very attractive …

At its annual spring meeting, the Southeastern Chapter installed our new officers for the 2018-2019 membership year: Chapter President Bobby Powell and Vice President Billy Johns. Chapter Secretary-Treasurer Peggy Hunnicutt has agreed to serve one more year in this capacity in order to groom new directors for the chairs.

The 2017 Fall Conference September 28-30 in North Charleston, South Carolina was one of the best attended in recent memory, with over seventy motor shop personnel present, joined by almost that many vendors and exhibitors. Managerial/Sales attendees enjoyed a full-day seminar presented by renowned speaker Joe Ellers on Outselling the Competition and a half-day class …

Lenwood Ireland of Ireland Electric Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia has been installed as EASA’s Chairman of the Board for the 2017-2018 administrative year. Lenwood is the twelfth president or chairman of EASA International elected from the Southeastern Chapter. Congratulations, Lenwood!